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A male has big “hands” on his palps that look like boxing
gloves. In spring, male wolf spiders wave these at females
in a courtship display.
Male orb weavers court females by twanging their webs
in a special code, so the females know they are not
insect prey. They must be careful, though, because the
females might decide to eat them, anyway.
This male canopy
jumping spider is
performing his
own version of the
courtship dance.
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